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Lasius pallitarsis care

Started By Zhuge , Oct 5 2025 6:33 PM

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#1 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 5 2025 - 6:33 PM

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Does anyone know how to found and take care of this species? I caught so many of them but I don't know how to take care of them. Any advice would be very helpful. 

 

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Edited by Zhuge, October 5 2025 - 6:33 PM.

If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 6 2025 - 7:52 AM

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Same as any claustral Lasius


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#3 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 6 2025 - 7:59 AM

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Same as any claustral Lasius

Will they found using pleometrosis? I caught them outside my house so i will let them found safely then release them.


Edited by Zhuge, October 6 2025 - 8:00 AM.

If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

8 Lasius queens

#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 6 2025 - 8:00 AM

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Yeah they will.
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#5 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 6 2025 - 8:01 AM

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Yeah they will.

How come they are not laying eggs? I caught them 2 months ago


If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

8 Lasius queens

#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 6 2025 - 10:52 AM

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They may be waiting to hibernate first before laying eggs.
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#7 Offline bmb1bee - Posted October 6 2025 - 10:54 AM

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Are they being heated?


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#8 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 6 2025 - 11:17 AM

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Are they being heated?

Yes they never drop below 68 degrees


They may be waiting to hibernate first before laying eggs.

Yeah if it gets to november and they don't lay eggs i will diapause them in my non heated garage. (I think they can diapause there at least)


If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

8 Lasius queens

#9 Offline bmb1bee - Posted October 6 2025 - 11:27 AM

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68 degrees seems to be a bit low. If you can bump it up to high 70s or even low 80s it'd probably help a lot. You could try feeding a bit of liquid sugars or something too.


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#10 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 6 2025 - 11:46 AM

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68 degrees seems to be a bit low. If you can bump it up to high 70s or even low 80s it'd probably help a lot. You could try feeding a bit of liquid sugars or something too.

OK next time i check on them ill give them a drop of honey. I have them in groups of 2 because i want them to have a little head start when i release them. At its coldest its 68. Usually during the day it gets to 77


If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

8 Lasius queens

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